VAfan Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I can't believe Ozzie claiming in the Trib today that "Anybody who pitched in this big-league game should be embarrassed," manager Ozzie Guillen said in a calm tone." The fact is that one pitcher did quite well. Nick Masset. He entered in the 5th after Jose had put the first two runners on. He retired the next three hitters without letting anyone score, then pitched a perfect 6th inning. He had used only 20 pitches. Yet, for some bizarre reason, Ozzie Guillen replaced him with pitchers who proceeded to squander the game. That, to me, shows that Ozzie deserves the most blame for yesterday's loss. Sure, Konerko sucked big time. 0-for-6, 9 runners left on. Swung at ball 4, then let strike 3 go by at the end. Truly pathetic. But you could at least argue that he wasn't in control of the situation, whereas Ozzie was. Nick Masset can only go 20 pitches the day before a 4-day break? What kind of nonsense is that? He'd let DJ Carrasco pitch 5-1/3 at Texas just two nights before. Why not let Masset pitch until the Rangers hit him hard, which they never did. What the hell use is a "long reliever" if you only use him for a 2-inning max? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 QUOTE (VAfan @ Jul 14, 2008 -> 03:08 PM) I can't believe Ozzie claiming in the Trib today that "Anybody who pitched in this big-league game should be embarrassed," manager Ozzie Guillen said in a calm tone." The fact is that one pitcher did quite well. Nick Masset. He entered in the 5th after Jose had put the first two runners on. He retired the next three hitters without letting anyone score, then pitched a perfect 6th inning. He had used only 20 pitches. Yet, for some bizarre reason, Ozzie Guillen replaced him with pitchers who proceeded to squander the game. That, to me, shows that Ozzie deserves the most blame for yesterday's loss. Sure, Konerko sucked big time. 0-for-6, 9 runners left on. Swung at ball 4, then let strike 3 go by at the end. Truly pathetic. But you could at least argue that he wasn't in control of the situation, whereas Ozzie was. Nick Masset can only go 20 pitches the day before a 4-day break? What kind of nonsense is that? He'd let DJ Carrasco pitch 5-1/3 at Texas just two nights before. Why not let Masset pitch until the Rangers hit him hard, which they never did. What the hell use is a "long reliever" if you only use him for a 2-inning max? My question is, WHY THE HELL DID OZZIE TAKE HIM OUT THEN? Outside of the bad clutch hitting and the terrible pitching of Logan, Contreras, and Russel, that was the worst part of the entire game yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 14, 2008 -> 04:25 PM) My question is, WHY THE HELL DID OZZIE TAKE HIM OUT THEN? Outside of the bad clutch hitting and the terrible pitching of Logan, Contreras, and Russel, that was the worst part of the entire game yesterday. I was saying the same thing at home, I have no idea why he took him out. Masset is clearly the fill in guy if one of our starters goes down, he has been GREAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 14, 2008 -> 03:34 PM) I was saying the same thing at home, I have no idea why he took him out. Masset is clearly the fill in guy if one of our starters goes down, he has been GREAT. He was bad against Oakland and Cleveland on the home stand. But, he's been real good on the roadtrip, especially yesterday. He got out of that tough situation Contreras left for him in the 5th and pitched really well. The two guys we got for McCarthy: Danks and Masset really showed Rangers fans and organization something. Edited July 14, 2008 by chw42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Massett did good yesterday for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAfan Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 What was worse about Ozzie's move is that he brought in Boone Logan, who couldn't get anyone out the night before. Plus, if he's trying to rest his bullpen, why not extend Masset, who's only pitched 40 innings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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